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Historical Event on 8/22/1942
Harikrishna Kaul (Raja Pandit), administrator and Prime Minister of Jammu Kashmir and Patiyala, died.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 5/24/1991 | The body of Rajiv Gandhi, India's assassinated former premier and son of the late Indira Gandhi, was cremated in New Delhi today. He was killed by a suicide bomber in the southern state of Tamil Nadu three days ago. Police suspect that Tamil rebels, fighting for independence in Sri Lanka, carried out the murder. Gandhi's death signaled the end of the Nehru dynasty's rule over India. His two children were too young to assume the leadership of this turbulent nation. There was pressure for Sonia Gandhi to succeed her husband, but she was Italian-born and refused. |
| 9/23/1803 | British-Indian forces defeated the Marathas in the Battle of Assaye. |
| 4/27/1854 | First telegram was sent between Mumbai and Pune. |
| 6/30/1930 | George Fernandes, worker's leader and politician, was born. |
| 12/5/1991 | Sarkaria report accepted. |
| 12/5/1991 | Sher Shah defeats Humayun near Buxar at Chausa and becomes emperor of Delhi. |
| 9/25/1997 | India clinches the Red & White Latif Masters International Snooker title in Karachi. |
| 10/6/1997 | I. K. Gujral, PM, begins visit to South Africa, which was the first ever by an Indian Prime Minister. |
| 4/10/1931 | Balasaheb Vikhe Patil, who worked in the region of Sahkar and Education, was born. |
| 3/11/1963 | First Railway Engine was produced by Chittaranjan Railway Factory. |
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